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Webster 1913 Edition

Frequent

Fre′quent

,
Adj.
[L.
frequens
,
-entis
, crowded, frequent, akin to
farcire
to stuff: cf. F.
fréquent
. Cf.
Farce
,
Noun.
]
1.
Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring;
as,
frequent
visits
.
“Frequent feudal towers.”
Byron.
2.
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
He has been loud and
frequent
in declaring himself hearty for the government.
Swift.
3.
Full; crowded; thronged.
[Obs.]
’T is Cæsar's will to have a
frequent
senate.
B. Jonson.
4.
Often or commonly reported.
[Obs.]
'T is
frequent
in the city he hath subdued
The Catti and the Daci.
Massinger.

Fre-quent′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Frequented
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Frequenting
.]
[L.
frequentare
: cf. F.
fréquenter
. See
Frequent
,
Adj.
]
1.
To visit often; to resort to often or habitually;
as, to
frequent
a tavern
.
He
frequented
the court of Augustus.
Dryden.
2.
To make full; to fill.
[Obs.]
With their sighs the air
Frequenting
, sent from hearts contrite.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Frequent

FRE'QUENT

,
Adj.
[L. frequens.]
1.
Often seen or done; often happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring. We made frequent visits to the hospital.
2.
Used often to practice any thing. He was frequent and loud in his declamations against the revolution.
3.
Full; crowded; thronged. [Not used.]

FRE'QUENT

,
Verb.
T.
[L. frequento.]
To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. The man who frequents a dram-shop, an ale house, or a gaming table, is in the road to poverty, disgrace and ruin.
He frequented the court of Augustus.

Definition 2024

frequent

frequent

See also: fréquent and freqüent

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

frequent ‎(comparative more frequent or frequenter, superlative most frequent or frequentest)

  1. Done or occurring often; common.
    I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
    There are frequent trains to the beach available.
    I am a frequent visitor to that city.
  2. Occurring at short intervals.
    • Byron
      frequent feudal towers
  3. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
    • Jonathan Swift
      He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.
  4. (obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
    • Ben Jonson
      'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
  5. (obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
    • Massinger
      'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.
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Antonyms
Translations
  1. ↑ Schwartzman, The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English

Etymology 2

From Old French frequenter, from Latin frequentare ‎(“to fill, crowd, visit often, do or use often, etc.”), from frequens ‎(“frequent, crowded”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɹɪˈkwɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

frequent ‎(third-person singular simple present frequents, present participle frequenting, simple past and past participle frequented)

  1. (transitive) To visit often.
    I used to frequent that restaurant.
Derived terms
Translations

Old French

Adjective

frequent m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular frequent or frequente)


  1. frequent; often

Declension

Descendants

Etymology

From Old French frequent, from Latin frequens ‎(“crowded, crammed, frequent, repeated, etc.”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrek ‎(“to cram together”).[1]

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